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EBBA ID: 34199

National Library of Scotland - Crawford 1459

The Maids Complaint for want of a dill doul. / This Girle long time hath in a sickness been, / Which many maids do call the sickness green. / I wish she may some comfort find, poor soul, / And have her belly filled with a Dill doul.

The Maids Complaint for want of a dill doul. / This Girle long time hath in a sickness been, / Which many maids do call the sickness green. / I wish she may some comfort find, poor soul, / And have her belly filled with a Dill doul.

Tune Imprint

To a new tune, called, The Dill doul, or Women and Wine.

First Lines

YOungmen give ear to me a while, / if you to merriment are inclin'd,

Refrain

With his dill doul, dill doul, dill doul, doul, / Oh happy were I if I had a dill doul. [with variation]